A New You: With prayer, trust, nothing is impossible

You may say, “I can’t figure it out.” God says, “I will direct your steps.”
Christmas was around the corner, and the hours of sunlight diminished slowly by the day. Humming the melody, “Joy to the world, the Lord is come, let earth receive her king,” I heard about a pastor was walking around the construction site of their new church. Dusk had arrived, and the pastor caught himself daydreaming about the building that was just about completed. His song trailed off, “Let every heart, prepare Him room…And heaven and nature sing,” as the pastor pondered on how thankful he was that the congregation would be worshiping in the facility for the Christmas Eve services.
The land was given to them by a member who had passed away, and the congregation worked hard, helping to build the new church on the small lot. And they were all overjoyed to have a place of their very own in which to worship God.
Construction continued. Then, two weeks before the new church was to open, a building inspector visited the construction site. After he surveyed the area, he said to the pastor, “Your parking lot is inadequate for the size of the building.”
The pastor kindly asked, “What can be done at this late date?” And then went on to explain to the inspector that everything was in place for the Christmas Eve services and how thrilled the community was to have a new house of worship.
Firmly, the building inspector uttered, “Until you double the size of your parking lot, you will not be able to open your new church.” When constructing the church, the builders used most of their land, except for the mountain against which it had been built. Consequently, in order to make more parking spaces, it was confirmed that the only option was to move the mountain out of the back area of the church grounds.
Circumstances looked impossible. And the pastor could have become discouraged and given up.
Yet, undeterred, the next Sunday morning, the pastor told the congregation what had happened. He announced that he would like to meet after the services with all the members who had mountain-moving faith.
Thereafter, when the members convened together, the pastor declared with confidence, “Let us pray and ask God to move the mountain.” The members agreed. Then, the pastor stated, “Let’s also pray that God will provide the funding to have the land paved and painted for the additional parking spaces, before our scheduled opening Christmas Eve service next week.”
Do you have a desire that seems impossible to accomplish? Are you facing a seemingly hopeless situation? Does your circumstance appear as though it cannot be overcome?
So, what can you do when you don’t know what to do? Bring the situation to God in prayer. For with prayer, nothing is impossible.
Over 300 faith-filled members assembled for the prayer service. They bowed their heads and earnestly prayed for nearly two hours. When they had completed their prayers, the pastor reassured the group, “Our new church will open as scheduled. God has never let us down before, and He will be faithful this time, too.”
The morning after, the pastor was in his home office working on his computer and he heard a knock at the door. He answered it, and a construction worker entered his home.
“Excuse me for coming here without an appointment, Pastor,” the worker said, “But I work for a construction company across town, and we are building a shopping center.” Before the pastor could speak the construction worker continued, “We need some fill dirt right away. Would you be willing to sell us a large chunk of that mountain behind the church? We will pay you for what we remove and pave all the exposed area, free of charge.”
Smiling, the pastor dropped to his knees in thankfulness and uttered, “How amazing is our God!”
On Christmas Eve, the church opened as originally planned. And songs of praise flowed through the sanctuary, as the congregation was filled with mountain-moving faith.
There are mountains of difficulties in every life, and often they first appear as if they are insurmountable. But Scripture says: Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.” (Matthew 17:20).
Therefore, let us be confident in God’s sovereignty. There are things that we cannot do with our own strength. Thus, let’s be patient, yet persistent, and look to God who can move the mountain.
When you unequivocally trust God, it sets into motion His power to act mightily on your behalf. So keep believing, trusting, and praying, for God is saying to you today, “I’m going to help you.”
A few weeks ago, I was at home and felt a cold breeze throughout the house. I went into the living room, and the front door was open. There was a rain storm outside. So curiously, I looked around and somehow, the strong winds caused the door to open on its own.
You may have struggled for years, but similar to my front door that ‘just opened,’ the door of opportunity is going to unlocked for you. At this moment, God is working to supply your needs and direct your steps to success. Blessings are on their way to you and within your grasp. Your God-inspired dreams are going to transpire. And people will come into your life that will bring you great joy. God is beside you, watching over you and renewing your strength.
Recently, a reader sent me this note, “We all know ASAP means, ‘As Soon As Possible.’ It also says, ‘Always Say A Prayer.’”
My prayer for you, dear readers is you’ll each be greatly and abundantly blessed this season and in the coming year. “Joy to the world…” Indeed, “the Lord has come!”Email Galasso-Vigorito at cgv@anewyouworldwide.com
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For more from inspirational columnist Catherine Galasso-Vigorito, visit www.anewyouworldwide.com. Reach the author at cgv@anewyouworldwide.com
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